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The Questionnaire

This document discusses questionnaires, including their definition, advantages, disadvantages, and construction. A questionnaire is a set of questions used to collect information for research through responses from selected participants. Advantages include being easy to construct and distribute, as well as simple to tabulate responses. Disadvantages include some participants not being able to read or write, a lack of response, and an inability to immediately correct incorrect answers. Well-constructed questionnaires undergo steps like developing questions, editing, testing, and finalization. Question types may be open-ended or closed, and collect different data like descriptions, numbers, attitudes, judgments, understandings, and reasoning.

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The Questionnaire

This document discusses questionnaires, including their definition, advantages, disadvantages, and construction. A questionnaire is a set of questions used to collect information for research through responses from selected participants. Advantages include being easy to construct and distribute, as well as simple to tabulate responses. Disadvantages include some participants not being able to read or write, a lack of response, and an inability to immediately correct incorrect answers. Well-constructed questionnaires undergo steps like developing questions, editing, testing, and finalization. Question types may be open-ended or closed, and collect different data like descriptions, numbers, attitudes, judgments, understandings, and reasoning.

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THE

QUESTIONNAIRE
Questionnaire

Is simply a set of questions which, when answered properly


by a required number of properly selected
selected respondents, will supply the necessary information
to complete a research study, when answered properly by a
required number of proper

It is also commonlyused in behavioral research or social


research.
Advantages of the Questionnaire

It is easy to construct
Distribution is easy and inexpensive
Responses are easy to tabulate
The respondent’s replies are free.
Confidential information may be given freely.
The responsents can fill out the questionnaire at will.
The respondent can give more accurate replies.
Disadvantages of a Questionnaire

• cannot be used with those who cannot read nor


write well

• respondents may not return the filled up copies

• If a respondent gives a wrong information, it cannot


be corrected at once.
Disadvantages of a Questionnaire

• A respondent may leave some or many questions unanswered


• Some questions may be vague and so the respondents may not answer
them or if he does , he may give wrong replies.
• The number of choices may be so limited that the respondent may be
forced to select responses that are not actual choices.
(This is especially true with the Yes or No questions.
Constructions of Questionnaire

1. Doing Library Search


2. Talking to knowledgeable people
3. Mastering the Guidelines
4. Writing the questionnaire
5. Editing the questionnaire
6. Rewriting the questionnaire
7. Pretesting the questionnaire
8. Writing the questionnaire in its final form
Types of questions asked in survey questionnaire

A. According to form:

1. The free-answer type. Open form


(open-ended, subjective, unrestricted, essay, and unguided response type)

Example: Why do you use tooth paste in brushing your teeth?


Types of questions asked in survey questionnaire

A. According to form:
2. The guided response type. Closed form
(restricted type.)

a. Recall type. The replies are recalled

Example:

Please supply the information asked for. Age _____Sex____Date of Birth


_____Place of Birth________
Types of questions asked in survey questionnaire

A. According to form:
2. The guided response type. Closed form
(restricted type.)

b. Recognition types. The posible reponses are given and respodent


selects his answer.

dichotomous , multiple choice and multiple response


A. According to form - Guided response type

(1)Dichotomous. There are only two options and one is


selected.
EXAMPLE: Are you married? YES_________ NO___________
(2)Multiple choice. Only one answer is chosen from those given
as options.
EXAMPLE: what is your highest educational attainment.
Please put a check mark before you reply.
____ Elementary graduate.
____ High school graduate.
____ College graduate.
A. According to form - Guided response type

(3)Multiple response. Two or more options may be chosen.


EXAMPLE: why do you use tooth paste in brushing your teeth?
Place check marks before choices
____ It prevent tooth decay
____ It freshens the breath
____ It is soothing to the mouth
____ It is cheap
____ It is imported
B. According to the kind of data asked for

a.Descriptive (verbal) data


What kind of house do you live in? Please check
______ Concrete _____ Semi-concrete Wooden
______ Bamboo _____ Others
B. According to the kind of data asked for

b.Quantified (numerical) data

(1)How old are you? _______


(2)What is your average monthly income P ____________
B. According to the kind of data asked for

c.Intensity Of feeling,emotion,or attitude

Do you agree to have only one day election, set for local and
national elective officials?
_________ Strongly agree
_________ Agree
_________ Fairly agree
_________ Disagree
_________ Strongly disagree
B. According to the kind of data asked for

d. Degree of judgment

How serious is the problem (drug


addiction,drinking,stealing,etc.)?
____Very serious
____ Serious
____ Fairly serious
____ Not serious
____ Not a problem
B. According to the kind of data asked for

d. Degree of judgment

How adequate are the facilities?


_________ Very adequate
_________ Adequate
_________ Fairly adequate
_________Inadequate
_________ Very inadequate
B. According to the kind of data asked for

e.Understanding

Explain what democracy is.


B. According to the kind of data asked for

f.Reasoning

Why do you prefer democracy to dictatorship?


TEAM ACTIVITY

Kindly formulate your Questionnaire if you haven’t yet


started.

If you already formulated you may evaluate and and


finalize it for Pretesting.

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